A shiny black Les Paul has for sometime been the rock guitar of choice so the arrival of the Vintage VR100W certainly provoked some reactions around the office when it emerged from the box. ‘White all over’ it is a sight to behold …

This week at Factory Street we are running our half term Rock School. It’s a breath of fresh air to have young enthusiastic musicians everywhere. As the week progresses, I am invited to sit in on rehearsals and give some feedback on their work.

We left last time with the band set up and their headphone mixes up, now what am I going to listen to? Well I could mute the desk and put the radio on, occasionally giving the band a thumbs up, but that probably wouldn’t get me the best result. Lets look at the chain from the mic to the ears;